The Children’s Services Unit (CSU) celebrates the diversity in community and believes in providing families with opportunities.
Our programs work with individuals, families and children. We aim to build parenting capacity that is sustained long-term through the provision of family supports, therapeutic interventions, the development of parenting and relationship skills and connection to community resources.
We work with families to identify and harness their strengths, address challenges, and build confidence. The CSU offers a number of programs, from parenting groups and home visiting programs to family support services, targeted intervention, specialist dad support, family preservation, reunification and foster care.
*Dad’s Business has transitioned to a telephone and Skype support model in response to COVID-19. In lieu of face-to-face appointments and group activities, please phone Darren Clarke, Social Worker, on 8252 2311 to make a booking. Centacarerlu tampinthi ngadlu...
Family Preservation works with families to address safety concerns and increase parenting capacity. Families of children aged up to 18 years who are experiencing challenges in their lives are supported to address lifestyle and other factors affecting the ability to...
Stronger Families is a targeted intervention service that supports families with children aged 0-18 years, in their home. The focus is on families with children where early child wellbeing or safety risk factors have been identified. We provide timely, individualised...
The Centacare Foster Care program provides out-of-home care placements for vulnerable children with complex needs aged 0-17 years of age who are unable to be placed in relative or kinship care or general foster care. The program supports the planned...
The National School Chaplaincy Program (NSCP) supports schools to nurture student well-being through pastoral care. The program is designed to form part of already existing well-being services provided within school communities, and to complement careers advice, counselling services and other...
The Reunification Service helps families strengthen their relationships and improve family well-being of children, young people and parents. Reunification is a planned process of reconnecting children and young people in out-of-home care with their families. We combine a strengths perspective,...
Kids in Focus supports parents/carers who are misusing alcohol and/or other drugs (AOD). In addition to a range of child-focused interventions, the service works to increase parenting capacity, build healthy relationships between parents and their children, and provide safe family environments....
